Name: | WELL ST GATE; UPPER WELL ST/BOND ST |
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HER no.: | MCT606 |
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Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Well Street Gate, a two-storyed gatehouse built circa 1375 as part of the defensive circuit around the city. It was probably demolished in the late 18th or early 19th century.
Grid Reference: | SP 3314 7927 |
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Former Parish: | Holy Trinity |
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Monument Type(s):
- GATEHOUSE (Later Medieval to 18th Century - 1375 AD to 1800 AD)
- TOWN DEFENCES (Later Medieval to 18th Century - 1375 AD to 1800 AD)
Protected Status: None recorded
Full description
1> Well St Gate (site).
2> Erected c1375, date of demolition unknown.
3> Depicted.
4> Well St Gate ('porta in vico fontis') first noted 1411. It is rectangular,
2-storeyed gateway with an embattled parapet. Removed late 18th century or early 19th century.
<1> 1961, OS 1:2500, - (-MAP). SCT813.
<2> Nowell C, 1924, Some Account of the Gates, Towers, and Wall of the City of Coventry, - (--MONOGRAPH). SCT650.
<3> Bradford, Samuel, 1748, A Plan of the City of Coventry, - (-MAP). SCT805.
<4> Pugh, R. B. (ed), 1969, Victoria County History: A History of the County of Warwickshire - Volume VIII, 8: 22-3 (--VOLUME). SCT683.
Sources and Further Reading
<1> | SCT813 -MAP: 1961. OS 1:2500. -. |
<2> | SCT650 --MONOGRAPH: Nowell C. 1924. Some Account of the Gates, Towers, and Wall of the City of Coventry. -. |
<3> | SCT805 -MAP: Bradford, Samuel. 1748. A Plan of the City of Coventry. -. |
<4> | SCT683 --VOLUME: Pugh, R. B. (ed). 1969. Victoria County History: A History of the County of Warwickshire - Volume VIII. 8: 22-3. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
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